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"Z" Bracket

OK, Freeman and I have been PMing over some of this stuff. I've come to the conclusion that this mounting apparatus isn't clear yet, so I'm posting a couple more pictures to help clarify.

The clutch slave is mounted to the rear drivers side (in LHD configuration) engine mount bracket.

The rearward hole of the slave is bolted directly to a hole on the engine mount bracket.

The frontward hole of the slave is attached by a "Z" shaped bracket to the engine mount. It is "10" in this picture from SOR.

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The Z bracket goes behind the frontward hole of the slave, and is bolted to the slave by the special bolt that also forms the pivot for the bellcrank (boomerang)

On the outside of the clutch slave there is a second bracket (75 in the figure) that essentially is there to hold the return spring for the clutch arm.

I've taken these extra pictures to try to illustrate this better. It's a little hard to comprehend (for me, anyway) with just a bag of parts in your hand.

So my pictures show

1) The arrangement from below. You can see the L bracket on the front of the slave and the front lower bolt of the engine mount bracket.

2) From above.

3) These are the different styles of bellcranks. The top one is tapped for and has a grease zerk. It also has the bronze bushing, which is essential for fit, removed (you can see it sitting there). The lower crank is not tapped and has the bushing inside. It is my guess that the zerk was a later revision.

4) You can see why floorshifts are the choice preferred by many...:D
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ahhhh crap DAVE!!!! mine is all screwed. I need to take a picture of my setup. I know I am missing the 2 brackets and the carrier bolt, but now I think (after seeing these) that the slave is in the wrong area.....dont see how it could be and work? hang tight, let me get y'all a visual.
 
I'll be interested in seeing!
 
ok, here they are.....kind of bad shots, but enough maybe to give you an idea of whats going on. Looking at it this am, looks like I have it setup correctly; just missing those "minor" pieces.
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oops, dont know how that guy got in there....need more coffee. Thats a little new born buck that i almost hit with the bushhog last weekend. Well, enjoy that one too I guess.

Anyway, here are some more.
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Well, there's your "Z" bracket floating around not doing anything useful. I think I'd get that hooked up to the front end of your clutch slave before the back end pivots on that single bolt in an uncomfortable situation and you lose contact with your clutch arm (and maybe spit the pushrod out).

Show us your bellcrank!

That's a cute fawn! So that's what you call a buck in 'Bama? We call that bass bait. :eek:
 
.......yeah, they are easier to "hunt :steer:" that way.....thats funny, I caught a bass the other day that would have swallowed that little guy.

Dave i dont see that Z bracket??? Can you circle that guy in the picture if you see it. I feel like an idiot, but this setup does not look like yours? I need to go check that guy in the daylight today and see exactly what I am missing and I will get that shot of the bellcrank too.
 
I'm fairly certain this is it. I'm not certain, but it looks like it's attached to the wrong engine bracket bolt. Anyway, the hole you see on it should be attached at the empty hole at the front of your slave.

It looks like it maybe was bent, and might have to be torqued back into shape.

Also, it appears your boomerang bellcrank has part of the special bolt in it (sheared off, maybe, and turned around?).
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No doubt he ate it!
















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I'm fairly certain this is it. I'm not certain, but it looks like it's attached to the wrong engine bracket bolt. Anyway, the hole you see on it should be attached at the empty hole at the front of your slave.

It looks like it maybe was bent, and might have to be torqued back into shape.

Also, it appears your boomerang bellcrank has part of the special bolt in it (sheared off, maybe, and turned around?).

ahh cra%.....wait a minute. Dave yours is bent as well right? Is mine bent the wrong way or something? So we have 2 engine bolt holes, 2 bolts that attach to these holes through the slave - front one (pushrod end) has the bolt going through the slave and the "S" bracket - rear one (nipple end) has a bolt and no bracket???

Looking at the schematics you posted, it appears to have another brace connecting to the rear and the front? Is that this "S" bracket or does it connect just 1 end to the engine?

The bolt is just a random bolt that happens to fit the 13mm hole....thats why I am needing yours Dave :)

Hey Dean - I put that little guy back in the woods & his momma came back that night and got him....I told him about 4 more ice cream seasons and then we will meet again.
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wait...think I see now.

The "S" bracket attaches to the rear as slave support/ boomerang hinge, and the other end bolts to the engine....
 
Wait a minute. The pushrod is in the rear, pointing to the clutch housing/arm, not the front. Let's get our terms straight. :D

Z bracket, front slave hole. Rear slave hole bolts directly to the engine foot (like you have it).
 
ahhh...got it. Yeah, sorry about the terms. Thanks for the clarification. Let me try and set this guy back up and take another shot. Standby.
 
No doubt he ate it!

Hey Dean - I put that little guy back in the woods & his momma came back that night and got him....I told him about 4 more ice cream seasons and then we will meet again.

Cool that you let it go meet up with it's mother..................................................Dave's a meany :lol::lol::lol:
 
Cool that you let it go meet up with it's mother..................................................Dave's a meany :lol::lol::lol:

He just likes tougher meat than I do....

About that boomerang...
 
HA!!!!! You guys are too much.

Ok, well I have officially run out of time this week to do anything else to Blanche. Leaving today for one of those o-so-exciting 6 hours away/ all weekend family reunions. So, this little project will have to wait until Sunday evening or so. Sorry about this fellas but will post up when I get back. Have a good weekend.

Ben
 
ok, got back on it yesterday afternoon and cant get the "Z" bracket loose. I have to get some more tools from the barn and tackle it this pm. Standby for more. Think like you said Dave, the bracket is in the wrong hole.

Took the slave off yesterday to get a better look at this setup and it is obviously apparent that it is incorrect. Give me a few and I will post up tomorrow.
 
Standing by! :lol:
 
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